आसाइश

Meaning

Ease, comfort, luxury, or peaceful repose.

Detailed Meaning

'Aasaish' denotes a state of comfort, repose, ease, or freedom from distress. In this couplet, the speaker contrasts the maddening turbulence of his inner condition with the settled stillness of prisoners, paradoxically envying their tranquil confinement. It embodies an enviable cessation of emotional upheaval and restless despair.

Etymology

Persian 'āsāyish', abstract verbal noun derived from the verb 'āsūdan' (to rest, be quiet or pacified) with the nominal suffix '-ish'.

Usage

In classical Urdu poetry, 'aasaish' is frequently pitted against the noble affliction of love or the frantic state of madness ('junoon'), highlighting the lover's detachment from worldly comforts.

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